The average length of jumps during saltation corresponds to the wavelength, or distance between adjacent crests, of the ripples.
The most common cause of an elevated triglyceride level is a non-fasting specimen. There are many, common and uncommon causes of high blood triglycerides, including dietary indiscretion, metabolic disease, drugs, or rare genetic mutation of an enzyme in the lipid metabolism pathway (type I hyperlipoproteinemia).
High triglycerides may be caused by the following conditions: 1  obesity. 2  eating more calories than are being burned/used for energy. 3  lack of exercise/sedentary lifestyle. 4  type 2 diabetes. 5  hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) 6  kidney disease. 7  excessive alcohol consumption. 8  smoking. 9  medication side effects.