Typical person who develops chronic alcoholic pancreatitis:
(1) male 35 to 45 years of age
(2) daily intake of 150 grams of alcohol or more
(3) this level of heavy alcohol use for at least 6 years
Converting alcohol intake to grams of intake (see 32.14.01, 32.14.15 and 40.06.02):
(1) In 32.14.01 it is reported that a standard drink contains 10 - 15 grams of alcohol.
(2) In 40.06.02 it is determined that the standard drink contains 0.6 ounces (17.74 mL) of 100% alcohol. Using a density of 0.789 this works out to 14 grams of alcohol.
(3) In 32.14.15 I used the 12.5 grams (mean of the range 10-15 grams range) to calculate intake
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Alcohol per Drink
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Number of Drinks to Provide 150 grams Ethanol
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12.5 grams
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12 drinks
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14 grams
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10.7 drinks
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This works out to about 2 six packs of beer, 1.5 liters of wine or half a fifth (fifth = 757 mL, half fifth = 378 mL) of hard liquor per day.
I would imagine that a woman would be at risk at a lower level of intake.
