Immunoturbidimetric assays for measuring the apolipoproteins A1 and B using the Cobas Bio centrifugal analyser are described. The methods were specific, offered good sensitivity (less than 0.05 g/l) and intrabatch variability, with coefficients of variation between 2.4% and 3.5%, and were cost effective. Reference ranges were calculated for a group of civil servants, aged 35 to 55 years.