While this study serves as proof-of-concept for culturally
tailored dance for South Asian women, there are
limitations that should be taken into account when
interpreting results. The dance classes were all held in
the daytime on a weekday, therefore many women
working full time were unable to enroll in the
program. Furthermore, although this was a randomized
trial, we found some variability in baseline
characteristics in each of the groups due to the small
sample size. An exploratory analysis showed that the
intervention group consistently had reductions in
HbA1c levels across different levels of baseline
characteristics, while the control group showed no
reductions. These results are mostly descriptive
because we lacked power in this pilot study to control
for baseline characteristics.