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There are a multitude of risk factors that may impact the onset as well as the progression of a specific sleep disorder. The risk factors may be different for each specific sleep disorder and overlapping risk factors may be present that apply to a number of different sleep disorders and are becoming increasingly common. In general, the demands of modern‐day life have impacted the quality of one’s sleep as well as the required amounts that are deemed appropriate. In addition, the disruption of an individual's sleep can impact other family members, roommates, or one's bed partner. As an example, a study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings as it relates to sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) clearly demonstrated that the snoring of one person significantly impacted the sleep of the bed partner to the point that the effected person had symptoms that were worse than those of the snorer [20].

The more common risk factors associated with the three most common sleep disorders as previously discussed are discussed elaborately in other chapters (Table 1.1).

The prevalence of sleep problems related to comorbid illness is well recognized. The more health‐related problems that exist the greater the chances that a sleep disorder as well as sleep complaints may be related. This is especially true when one considers people who are older; however, the comorbidities were found to be more significant than age [21]. The number of morbidities reported in another study, referred to as multi‐morbidities, correlated mostly to reports of sleep duration, short as well as long sleep, and to sleep quality [22]. Alteration in sleep duration as well as sleep quality may be associated with a number of chronic health issues as well. This study demonstrates that the presence of multi‐morbidities in conjunction with sleep quality and duration poses concern from a public health point of view (Table 1.2).