IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 4324: The Association between Ethanol Elimination Rate and Hangover Severity

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 4324: The Association between Ethanol Elimination Rate and Hangover Severity International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17124324 Authors: Marlou Mackus Aurora JAE van de Loo Johan Garssen Aletta D Kraneveld Andrew Scholey Joris C Verster Assessments in blood and saliva suggests that the amount of ethanol present in the first hours after alcohol consumption and into the following morning is associated with hangover severity. The current analysis determines how ethanol elimination rate is related to hangover severity reported throughout the day. n = 8 subjects participated in two studies. The first was a naturalistic study comprising an evening of alcohol consumption. Hangover severity was assessed hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., using a 1-item hangover severity scale ranging from 0 (absent) to 10 (extreme). The second study comprised a highly controlled alcohol challenge to reach a breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) of 0.05%. Breathalyzer tests were conducted every 5 min until BrAC reached zero. The ethanol elimination rate, expressed in BrAC%/hour, was computed by dividing the peak BrAC (%) by the time to BrAC of zero (h). At 11:00, 13:00, and 14:00, there were significant negative partial correlations, controlling for estimated BrAC, between ethanol elimination rate and hangover severity. The findings suggest that drinkers with a faster ethanol elimination rate experience less severe hangovers...
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