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).
Once diagnosed, other blood tests are usually required to determine whether the raised triglyceride level is caused by other underlying disorders (secondary hypertriglyceridemia) or whether no such underlying cause exists (primary hypertriglyceridaemia).