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WHY THE ESTIMATED ALCOHOLIZATION AND THE
MEASUREMENT RESULT IN MOST CASES CANNOT MATCH
An alcohol test is affected by a lot of different factors which also affect the test result.
Beside the gender, age, body size and body weight, also the body fat percentage
and the amount of body fluid have a big influence.
In addition, the general physical and mental state or the current daily constitution
have to be taken into consideration. Furthermore, the meals eaten before a breath
test (type of content and level of the stomach) and the intake of medication may
influence the measurement.
Other influencing factors are, of course, the type of drink (percentage of alcohol
content in the beverage and its carbon dioxide and sugar content), the drinking rate
and the individual subject's duration of alcohol build-up or degradation in the body.
Some people quickly have a high alcohol content in the blood, with other people
it takes longer until an alcoholization is detected. About 40-50% of the consumed
alcohol is in the body within 15 minutes, after 30 minutes it is 65% and after 70 minutes
the previously consumed alcohol is 100% absorbed in the body. However, it should
also be noted that some people – partly due to genetic factors – quickly reduce the
alcohol content in the blood, whereas others still have an increased alcohol content
in the blood after a longer period of time.
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