Table 1.

Correlation between 5hmC level and TET family levels

Sample#	5hmc	TET1		TET2		TET3
	Rank	log (T/N,10)	Rank	log (T/N,10)	Rank	log (T/N,10)	Rank
1	1*	0.21	1	−0.21	− 1	− 0.4	− 1
2	− 1*	− 0.48	− 1	− 0.26	− 1	− 0.54	− 1
3	1	0.15	1	− 0.04	− 1	0.28	1
4	1	0.16	1	0.20	1	0.31	1
5	−1	−0.53	− 1	− 0.49	− 1	− 0.46	− 1
6	1	0.12	1	−0.12	− 1	− 0.02	− 1
7	− 1	− 0.52	− 1	0.24	1	0.1	1
8	1	0.39	1	0.12	1	−0.29	−1
9	− 1	−0.52	− 1	0.38	1	−0.19	− 1
10	1	0.07	1	−0.22	−1	−0.09	− 1
11	−1	−0.74	− 1	− 0.39	− 1	0.28	1
12	−1	−0.04	− 1	−0.02	− 1	− 0.14	−1
13	−1	− 0.33	− 1	− 0.12	−1	− 0.51	− 1
14	1	−0.56	−1	− 0.58	− 1	0.41	1
15	−1	−0.45	−1	0.27	1	−0.35	−1
Kendall’s tau-b
coefficient			0.873		−0.094		0.189
P			0.001		0.724		0.480
Spearman
coefficient		0.650		−0.139		0.449
P		0.009		0.62		0.093

*1 represents the levels of 5-hmC, TET1, TET2, and TET3 in tumor tissues that were higher in non-tumor tissues, −1 indicates the opposite