Table 4 The mean concentrations of alcohol and its metabolites in human blood (\(\overline{{\text{x}}}\) ± S (min–max), n = 26).
From: Estimating the time of last drinking from blood ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulphate concentrations
Time | BAC (mg/mL) | EtG (μg/mL) | EtS (μg/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
0 | – | – | – |
0.5 h | 0.34 ± 0.10 (0.19–0.61) | 0.05 ± 0.02 (0.02–0.08) | 0.06 ± 0.02 (0.03–0.09) |
1.5 h | 0.41 ± 0.11 (0.22–0.66) | 0.14 ± 0.04 (0.06–0.24) | 0.11 ± 0.02 (0.06–0.16) |
2 h | 0.41 ± 0.12 (0.14–0.60) | 0.20 ± 0.06 (0.10–0.34) | 0.14 ± 0.03 (0.07–0.20) |
3 h | 0.36 ± 0.14 (0.07–0.63) | 0.27 ± 0.09 (0.13–0.47) | 0.16 ± 0.04 (0.07–0.25) |
5 h | 0.17 ± 0.10 (0.00–0.37) | 0.29 ± 0.12 (0.09–0.53) | 0.14 ± 0.05 (0.03–0.24) |
8 h | 0.03 ± 0.04 (0.00–0.14) | 0.14 ± 0.08 (0.04–0.30) | 0.06 ± 0.03 (0.01–0.11) |
12 h | – | 0.04 ± 0.03 (0.01–0.12) | 0.02 ± 0.01 (0.00–0.04) |
