A fairly high proportion of participants, who were
enrolled in the trial, completed the trial (retention rate:
82%). Furthermore, the average rate of classes attended
by the intervention group was also fairly high (attendance
rate: 69%); both rates were comparable to those of
other culturally sensitive dance intervention studies conducted
in Latino and African-American populations.11 16
High participation rates in dance classes are an important
predictor of improvement in anthropometric outcomes.
11 Our study supported this finding, showing that
participants attending at least 62% of sessions had statistically
significant reductions in weight compared with
those who attended fewer.