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  2. Blood alcohol content - Wikipedia

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    Blood alcohol content (BAC), ... 1 mg/dL = 0.01 g/L = 1 mg/100 mL: United Kingdom [10] Ireland, Canada, New Zealand [5] It is also possible to use other units. For ...

  3. Alcohol intoxication - Wikipedia

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    The blood alcohol content (BAC) for legal operation of a vehicle is typically measured as a percentage of a unit volume of blood. This percentage ranges from 0.00% in Romania and the United Arab Emirates; to 0.05% in Australia, South Africa, Germany, Scotland, and New Zealand (0.00% for underage individuals); to 0.08% in England and Wales , the ...

  4. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    The concentration of alcohol in blood is measured via blood alcohol content (BAC). ... mg/dL Behavior Impairment 0.001–0.029 0.22–6.3 1–29 May appear normal;

  5. Drunk driving law by country - Wikipedia

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    The blood alcohol limit for commercial drivers is 0.04%. [25] Pilots of aircraft may not fly within eight hours of consuming alcohol, while under the impairing influence of alcohol or any other drug, or while showing a blood alcohol concentration equal to or greater than 0.04 grams per decilitre of blood. [26]

  6. 5 Sneaky Signs You May Have Metabolic Syndrome, According to ...

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    Fasting blood sugar level that is 100 mg/dL or higher HDL cholesterol levels lower than 50 mg/dL (women) or 40 mg/dL (men) Triglyceride levels higher than 150 mg/dL

  7. Pharmacology of ethanol - Wikipedia

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    Earlier studies found mean elimination rates of 15 mg/dL per hour for men and 18 mg/dL per hour for women, [6] [4] but Jones found 0.148 g/L/h and 0.156 g/L/h respectively. Although the difference between sexes is statistically significant, it is small compared to the overall uncertainty, so Jones recommends using the value 0.15 for the mean ...

  8. Alcohol (drug) - Wikipedia

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    Death from ethanol consumption is possible when blood alcohol levels reach 0.4%. A blood level of 0.5% or more is commonly fatal. The oral median lethal dose (LD 50) of ethanol in rats is 5,628 mg/kg. Directly translated to human beings, this would mean that if a person who weighs 70 kg (150 lb) drank a 500 mL (17 US fl oz) glass of pure ...

  9. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    Compared to lifetime abstainers, alcohol users had higher blood sugar (2 mg/dl), blood pressure (2 mm Hg) levels, and the HDL-C levels (2 mg/dl) and significantly higher tobacco use (63% vs. 21%). Asian Indians who consume alcohol had a 60% higher risk of heart attack which was greater with local spirits (80%) than branded spirits (50%). [ 54 ]