What factors affect BAC?
Many factors can affect how alcohol is absorbed into your system and how your system eliminates alcohol, which in turn affects your BAC. Aside from weight and gender, some of these additional factors are: • How much alcohol you’ve had to drink. • How quickly you drink. • Body mass and type (lean versus um, not-so-lean). • Hydration levels. • How much, and what type of, food you’ve eaten recently. • Mixers used in mixed drinks. • Time of day. • Temperature. • Level of activity. • Tolerance. • Medications, or other drugs. • Mood, tiredness, or general fatigue levels.