THE RELATIONSHIP BRACHIAL-ANKLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND CARDIO-ANKLE VASCULAR INDEX WITH INDICATORS OF OVERWEIGHT AND ABDOMINAL OBESITY IN YOUNG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Objective:to study the relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (PWVba) and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) with BMI, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), ratio of waist circumference to hip (RWH) in young hypertensive patients with abdominal obesity (AO).Design and me