Question

If a man and a woman who weigh the same consume the same amount of alcohol:

Answer 1

B. The woman's BAC will likely be higher if a man and a woman who weigh the same consume the same amount of alcohol.

BAC stands for Blood Alcohol Content or Blood Alcohol Concentration. It is use as a metric of alcohol intoxication for legal or medical purposes.

An Estimated Blood Alcohol Concentration (EBAC)  has this formula:

EBAC = 0.806 * SD * 1.2
             -----------------------  - (MR * DP)
                 BW * Wt

Where:
0.806 is the constant for body water in the blood;
SD - number of standard drink containing 17 g of ethanol
1.2 - a factor to convert the amount in grams to Swedish standards
BW - body water constant (men - 0.58 ; women - 0.49)
Wt - body weight in kg
MR - metabolism constant (men - mean = 0.015; range 0.013-0.017 g/210L ; while women - mean = 0.017; range 0.014-0.021 g/210L)
DP - Drinking period in hours

For example: Both drank 3 Standard drinks; weighs 80kls; DP - 2 hr

man - EBAC = (0.806 * 3 * 1.2) / (0.58 * 80) - (0.015 * 2) = 2.9016 / 46.4 - 0.03 = 0.033

woman - EBAC = (0.806 * 3 * 1.2) / (0.49 * 80) - (0.017 * 2) = 2.9016 / 39.2 - 0.034 = 0.40
 

Answer 2

If a man and a woman who weigh the same consume the same amount of alcohol the woman's BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) will likely be higher than man.  

Further Explanation

Blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol content is a percentage of alcohol in a person's bloodstream. There are many factors that affect how alcohol absorb and metabolize such as age, gender, body weight, and health condition.

When a woman and man drink the same amount of alcohol, women likely have higher blood alcohol concentrations than man. It is because the woman body has less amount of water to dilute the alcohol, so the alcohol stays longer in women's body. We can conclude that gender affects alcohol absorption even if they are the same age and weight.

As a result of this, women tend to develop more health problem due to drinking alcohol. Research show that women who drink alcohol at greater risk for damage in the liver and pancreas. For women, drinking a small amount of alcohol will increase the risk of elevated blood pressure.  

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