Bias in calculated rate of alcohol metabolism due to variation in relative amounts of adipose tissue.
Individual and group variations in the proportion of body fat relative to total body mass influence statistical calculation of rates of alcohol metabolism, and may affect conclusions about comparative rates. Ways of minimizing the effects of variations in adiposity are presented.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D001830:Body Surface Area; D001835:Body Weight; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans
D000431:Ethanol