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Item Influencia del índice de masa corporal en el desarrollo psicomotriz de niños en edad escolar de una institución educativa en Santiago de Cali, 2023(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2024) Parra López, Isabella; Arcila Fonseca, Paddy; Benítez Cordoba, Liceth; Arias Coronel, Florencio (Director)The body mass index is a measure that allows the evaluation of weight in relation to height and categorizes whether a person is: underweight: BMI < 18.5 Km/m2, normal weight: BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 Km/m2, overweight: BMI between 25 and 29.9 Km/m2, obesity: BMI ≥ 30 Km/m2 (1). Psychomotor skills are based on cognition, motor development and the relationship with the environment (2). An adequate nutritional intake allows the integration of motor skills (3). Body mass index can directly affect physical abilities, skills and mental health, affecting psychomotor development.