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. 2023 Jul 19;35:e24. doi: 10.35371/aoem.2023.35.e24

Table 2. Overview of HR measurements of construction workers by Job.

Job No. Estimated resting HRa Maximum HRa Mean HRa RHRa
Bricklayers 16 59.2 (10.7) 127.3 (15.4) 86.7 (13.7) 26.6 (6.9)
52 [52,77] 126.5 [106,156] 82.5 [70.6,109.4] 25.1 [17.5,40.7]
Carpenters 5 77.6 (1.3) 133.8 (2.2) 103.1 (2) 25.4 (2.2)
77 [77,80] 135 [130,135] 103.9 [100.2,105] 26.5 [22.8,27.5]
Concrete workers 9 69.6 (10.7) 145.8 (8) 104.3 (10.4) 36.9 (6.8)
71 [50,85] 146 [132,158] 106 [87.4,117] 36.6 [26.7,48.8]
Electric workers 20 55.4 (12.9) 142.2 (8.1) 99.4 (6.8) 33.7 (9.6)
64 [37,65] 142.5 [125,152] 100.4 [82.2,109.6] 34 [14.5,47.1]
Equipment mechanics 26 65.0 (9.9) 133.3 (7.2) 93.7 (8.1) 26.8 (5.6)
61 [51,85] 132.5 [120,147] 91.8 [82.7,112.2] 26.5 [17.5,38.2]
Insulation workers 3 69 (17.3) 134.3 (1.5) 100.6 (4.2) 27.1 (8)
59 [59,89] 134 [133,136] 100 [96.8,105.1] 30.3 [18,32.9]
Laborers 15 70.3 (8.3) 136.6 (13.2) 100.5 (11.8) 30.8 (10.2)
66 [62,90] 134 [113,163] 99.1 [81.7,119.3] 28.3 [16.6,50.1]
Plasters 24 55.5 (9.7) 131.2 (16.7) 87.7 (9.8) 27.7 (6.5)
62 [42,66] 127.5 [100,177] 89.5 [69.3,101.7] 26 [19.1,44.6]
Project managers 13 54.3 (18.6) 135.6 (9.4) 95.2 (12.2) 30.2 (8.7)
70 [35,72] 132 [126,155] 94.1 [69.2,118] 30.8 [16.3,41.3]
Tower crane operators 3 49.0 (0) 126.7 (3.5) 78.8 (2.7) 22.8 (2.1)
49 [49,49] 127 [123,130] 77.3 [77.2,81.9] 21.7 [21.6,25.2]
Waterproofers 14 56.9 (4) 130.1 (11.4) 94.2 (11.5) 35.8 (10.7)
56 [53,65] 131.5 [112,148] 93 [75.8,113.4] 35.9 [20.4,54.3]
Other 32 58.8 (5.2) 130.9 (18) 90.9 (10.7) 30.1 (9.5)
57 [55,76] 126.5 [108,190] 90.1 [71.3,114.1] 29.5 [13,52.1]

HR: heart rate; RHR: relative heart rate.

aFor each variable, average (standard deviation), median [minimum, maximum] is shown.