Table 3 |
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Workers' heart rate (HR), Pearson's correlation (r), Cohen's Kappa (k), percentage of the heart rate range (%HRR), energy expenditure (E), the rate of perceived exertion (RPE, scale 6–20), and work heaviness category (WHC). Road workers (n = 10), pavers (n = 10). |
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| Occupation |
Heart rate monitoring |
Mean %HRR ± SD |
Mean E ± SD, kcal/min |
Mean RPE ± SD (range) |
WHC |
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| Mean HR ± SD, beats/min |
Range HR, beats/min |
r |
k |
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| Road workers |
125 ± 14 |
108–160 |
0.95 |
0.68 |
52 ± 8 |
8,1 ± 1.5 |
15 ± 2 (13–17) |
Hard work |
| Pavers |
116 ± 13 |
82–150 |
0.92 |
0.59 |
42 ± 6 |
7.2 ± 1.1 |
12 ± 2 (11–13) |
Moderate work |
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Roja et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:20 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-20 |
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