pSoBid is a cross sectional population-based study which set out to investigate the psychological, behavioural and biological determinants of ill-health

pSoBid aims to explore the extent to which the syndrome of central obesity/chronic inflammation contributes to the social gradient in vascular disease and is associated with variation in mental outlook.

In a recruited cross-sectional group of participants from the least deprived and most deprived areas of Glasgow, the study aims to examine:

• the relationship between markers of biological age and chronological age
• the relationships between biological ageing (as measured by IMT and telomere length) and (i) early life and current socioeconomic status, (ii) biochemical markers of inflammation, (iii) health-related behaviours, (iv) psychological profile, (v) cognitive function and (vi) risk of vascular disease
• the relationships between chronic inflammation and (i) early life and current socioeconomic status, (ii) cognitive function, (iii) psychological profile, (iv) neuro-images and (v) risk of vascular disease.