The greater level of anxiety (mean GAD score = 3.81; p < 0.001) and depression (mean PHQ score = 3.89; p = < 0.001) scores was observed among participants with no education; or those who identified as Muslim (mean GAD score = 3.19; p < 0.001; mean PHQ score = 3.44; p < 0.001). Here, GAD1 is linked to depressive disorder.