SERPINE1 and obesity disorder: This study aimed to investigate the association between carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein (ox-LDL), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with obesity undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG), a widely performed metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) procedure.<h4>Methods</h4>This prospective study included 93 patients with obesity who underwent SG.