Table 7. Correlation among mRNA m6A% and the mRNA expressions of m6A modulators.

Partial correlations	METTL3	METTL14	ALKBH	FTO	YTHDF1	YTHDF2	YTHDF3	m6A (%)
METTL3
Partial correlation coefficient	–
P value	–
METTL14
Partial correlation coefficient	0.694	–
P value	0.000	–
ALKBH
Partial correlation coefficient	0.205	–0.084	–
P value	0.360	0.710	–
FTO
Partial correlation coefficient	–0.338	–0.288	–0.191	–
P value	0.124	0.194	0.394	–
YTHDF1
Partial correlation coefficient	0.959	0.672	0.138	-0.395	–
P value	0.000	0.001	0.539	0.068	–
YTHDF2
Partial correlation coefficient	0.927	0.679	0.433	–0.297	0.840	–
P value	0.000	0.001	0.044	0.179	0.000	–
YTHDF3
Partial correlation coefficient	0.960	0.793	0.062	–0.296	0.905	0.913	–
P value	0.000	0.000	0.785	0.181	0.000	0.000	–
m6A (%)
Partial correlation coefficient	0.483	0.489	–0.119	–0.150	0.541	0.479	0.559	–
P value	0.023	0.021	0.597	0.504	0.009	0.024	0.007	–

Controlled with age, gender, and smoking. mRNA, messenger RNA; m6A, N6-methyladenosine.