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Table 2 Type I error rates stratified by variant-specific AAC, MAF, and average genotype quality

From: Using next-generation DNA sequence data for genetic association tests based on allele counts with and without consideration of zero inflation

Response variable

Regression model

Median AAC

# P values

# Nonmissing p values

% Nonmissing p values

% Nonmissing p values under 0.05

 AAC

ZI-NB

[0,60]

4728

3598

76.1

0.050

(60,254)

4089

2917

71.3

0.080

254

105

84

80.0

0.083

(254,426]

35

9

25.7

0.000

Hu-NB

[0,60]

4728

3580

75.7

0.029

(60,254)

4089

2912

71.2

0.043

254

105

84

80.0

0.036

(254,426]

35

9

25.7

0.111

 AAC/total read depth

Standard linear (SL)

[0,60]

4728

4719

99.8

0.062

(60,254)

4089

4088

100.0

0.062

254

105

105

100.0

0.029

(254,426]

35

35

100.0

0.114

Robust linear (RL)

[0,60]

4728

767

16.2

0.068

(60,254)

4089

708

17.3

0.068

254

105

10

9.5

0.100

(254,426]

35

24

68.6

0.083

Response variable

Regression model

MAF

# P values

# Nonmissing p values

% Nonmissing p values

% Nonmissing p values under 0.05

 AAC

ZI-NB

[0.003,0.01]

3707

3694

99.6

0.036

(0.01,0.05]

1927

1895

98.3

0.144

>0.05

3323

1019

30.7

0.016

Hu-NB

[0.003,0.01]

3707

3695

99.7

0.044

(0.01,0.05]

1927

1886

97.9

0.031

>0.05

3323

1004

30.2

0.011

 AAC/total read depth

SL

[0.003,0.01]

3707

3698

99.8

0.058

(0.01,0.05]

1927

1927

100.0

0.053

>0.05

3323

3322

100.0

0.072

RL

[0.003,0.01]

3707

2

0.1

0.000

(0.01,0.05]

1927

0

0.0

0.000

>0.05

3323

1507

45.4

0.068

Response variable

Regression model

Average genotype quality

# P values

# Nonmissing p values

% Nonmissing p values

% Nonmissing p values under 0.05

 AAC

ZI-NB

Low

2985

2973

99.6

0.067

Medium

2986

2810

94.1

0.060

High

2986

825

27.6

0.058

Hu-NB

Low

2985

2974

99.6

0.044

Medium

2986

2812

94.1

0.031

High

2986

799

26.7

0.016

 AAC/total read depth

SL

Low

2985

2975

99.7

0.056

Medium

2986

2986

100.0

0.062

High

2986

2986

100.0

0.068

RL

Low

2985

9

0.3

0.000

Medium

2986

96

3.2

0.031

High

2986

1404

47.0

0.071