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Table 3 The relative pair‐wise within‐person variation s¯_r, and the relative limit of longitudinal decline LLD_r for individuals with asthma and with COPD by quartiles of bronchial hypereactivity (BHR).

Program	Condition	%ΔFEV₁ (n)	s¯_r (%)	LLD_r (%)	95th percentile %ΔFEV₁
P1	Asthma	83	5.2	12.8	11.6
P4	COPD & BHRq1†	7112	7.3	17.9	18.9
P4	COPD & BHRq2	6575	5.8	14.6	15.3
P4	COPD & BHRq3	8830	4.9	12.3	12.2
P4	COPD & BHRq4	2925	4.3	10.9	10.5

†BHRq1‐q4 represent quartiles of BHR; q1 is highest and q4 is lowest degree of BHR.

Table 3 The relative pair‐wise within‐person variation s¯r, and the relative limit of longitudinal decline LLDr for individuals with asthma and with COPD by quartiles of bronchial hypereactivity (BHR).