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=== Risk factors === Insomnia affects people of all age groups, but people in the following groups have a higher chance of acquiring insomnia:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/insomnia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355167|title=Insomnia β Symptoms and causes|work=Mayo Clinic|access-date=5 February 2018|language=en|archive-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124135326/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/insomnia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355167|url-status=live}}</ref> *Individuals older than 60 *History of mental health disorders, including depression, etc. *Emotional stress *Working late-night shifts *Traveling through different time zones<ref name=Pun2012/> *Having chronic diseases such as [[diabetes]], kidney disease, lung disease, [[Alzheimer's]], or heart disease<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=19705|title=Risk Factors For Insomnia|access-date=14 April 2019|language=en|archive-date=19 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219030647/https://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=19705|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[Alcohol (drug)|Alcohol]] or drug use disorders *Gastrointestinal reflux disease *Heavy smoking *Work stress<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Lichstein KL, Taylor DJ, McCrae CS, Ruiter ME | chapter = Insomnia: epidemiology and risk factors. | title = Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine | edition = Fifth | date = November 2010 | pages = 827β837 | publisher = Elsevier Inc. | doi = 10.1016/B978-1-4160-6645-3.00076-1 }}</ref> *Individuals of low socioeconomic status<ref name="Billings_2021">{{cite journal | vauthors = Billings ME, Cohen RT, Baldwin CM, Johnson DA, Palen BN, Parthasarathy S, Patel SR, Russell M, Tapia IE, Williamson AA, Sharma S | title = Disparities in Sleep Health and Potential Intervention Models: A Focused Review | journal = Chest | volume = 159 | issue = 3 | pages = 1232β1240 | date = March 2021 | pmid = 33007324 | pmc = 7525655 | doi = 10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.249 }}</ref> *Urban Neighborhoods<ref name="Billings_2021" /> *Household stress<ref name="Billings_2021" />
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