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).
This is because high triglycerides often occur in conjunction with a host of other abnormalities, including high blood sugar, low HDL (âhealthyâ) cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.