Table 4:

Sensitivity Analysis: Years Lived with Disability (YLD) of 2015 Depressive Episodes, by Severity Level, among Gay and Bisexual Men in the US (Allowing Multiple Depressive Episodes per Person per Year)

Severity level	Description	Number of Recent Cases of Depressive Episodes in Last Year (95% CI) (N)	Average Duration Within 2015 (95% CI) (t)	Disability Weight from Global Burden of Disease 2016 Study (95% CI) (w)	Years Lived with Disability (95% CI) (YLD)
Mild depressive episode	“Feels persistent sadness and has lost interest in usual activities. The person sometimes sleeps badly, feels tired, or has trouble concentrating but still manages to function in daily life with extra effort.”	9,493 (0 –20,201)	0.725	0.145 (0.09-0.2)	992 (0.000 – 2,100)
Moderate depressive episode	“Has constant sadness and has lost interest in usual activities. The person has some difficulty in daily life, sleeps badly, has trouble concentrating, and sometimes thinks about harming himself (or herself).”	188,160 (123,718–249,398)	0.725	0.396 (0.264 – 0.528)	53,809 (36,327–71,827)
Severe depressive episode	“Has overwhelming, constant sadness and cannot function in daily life. The person sometimes loses touch with reality and wants to harm or kill himself (or herself).”	373,457 (251,057 – 489,501)	0.725	0.658 (0.493–0.823)	177,948 (122,954 – 234,152)
Total		571,110 (374,774–759,100)			232,749 (159,281–308,079)

Note. The relationship between the variables corresponds to the formula: YLD~N * T * W. YLD is not exactly the sum of N, t, and w because the values of YLD are determined by a bootstrapping simulation. Depressive episodes determined to have a severity category of “none” in the NSDUH are not included in the above table, as they do not contribute to total years lived with disability.