title: Rate of alcohol metabolism; do not "correct" the beta 60 estimate for comparisons among ethnic groups.
abstract: Many studies have attempted to "correct" or "refine" initial beta 60 estimates of the rate of alcohol metabolism. The present study, however, finds that such "corrections" may be in error and that beta 60 is the best estimate now available for comparisons of alcohol clearance among individuals or ethnic groups.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood*; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol